Timothy Mulrooney (’94) Appointed Judge in Minnesota’s 2nd District

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has appointed Timothy Mulrooney (’94) to serve as a district judge in the state’s 2nd Judicial District, which encompasses Ramsey County. In making the appointment, Dayton praised Mulrooney for the “commitment to justice and service” he had demonstrated throughout his “exceptional career.”

Mulrooney is a judicial referee in the Family Court Division of the 4th Judicial District Court (Hennepin County). Previously, he was an attorney and shareholder at the Minneapolis firm Henson & Efron, an assistant Hennepin County attorney, an assistant Minneapolis city attorney, and a judicial law clerk to Judge Richard B. Solum (’69) of the 4th Judicial District. Before attending the Law School, Mulrooney earned his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. He serves on the Civil Committee of the Hennepin County Family Violence Coordinating Council, is a founding member of the Limited Scope Pro Bono Legal Services Program, and volunteers as a mock trial coach for fifth graders at Capitol Hill School in St. Paul.